Manchester Locomotive Society
Founded 1935
Founded 1935
Years of Train Travel
since 1825
since 1825
Extensive Clubrooms
Library of over 5000 books
Bi-monthly magazine
About the Society
The Society has an extensive and varied collection of books, photographs, and archive material covering locomotives, rolling stock, architecture and signalling. In addition the library has a comprehensive collection of timetables and publications from other societies. All of these are available to members for an affordable annual subscription. We also have regular talks on railway subjects in our clubrooms at Stockport station, and weekly informal meetings for research, assisting the cataloguing of acquiried material, or just 'chatting'.
The members-only section of the website includes a searchable collection of for view at home, of over 100,000 digitised photographs (a fraction of our total collection) as well as archive listings. We also have an email group for notices, queries and discussion.
The Mancunian
Members receive, in paper or digital format, a bi-monthly magazine, 'The Mancunian' which contains Society matters, and articles covering a variety of interests such as the history of locomotives and lines, current events as well as personal reminiscences of the past. The success of the magazine is reflected by the number of 'out of town members' that we have and the lively correspondence it generates. The cost is included in the annual subscription.
Click on the image of the sample Mancunian at the bottom left of this page to browse the complete magazine.
Meetings and Talks
These are held at our clubrooms at Stockport Railway Station. Guests are welcome to attend these meetings. If you would like to come along to these events, the rooms are accessed from the south end of Platform 1. A member of the station staff will always be available for you to ask for directions.The next meeting will be on Monday 8th June. The title of this talk is 'Locomotion No1. Its Archaeology and History' by Dr Michael Bailey.
Membership information
membership@manlocosoc.co.uk
or write, including a S.A.E. to:
MLS Membership Secretary,
26 Alcester Road,
Sale,
Cheshire,
M33 3QP
Page updated May 14th 2026